Transfer My Data app updated by Nokia to include pictures and text messages from your old phone

Check to see what the app can do for you

If you're getting a new Windows Phone handset and don't want to lose your contacts, Transfer My Data is an app that lets you move over all of the contacts from your old phone to your new Windows Phone 8 model, saving plenty of time and typing. Now, after being updated by Nokia, the app also allows you to move over text messages and pictures. You can check out the matrix that accompanies this article to see which features are available, depending on the OS of the phone you are leaving. Your former device must support the PBAP Bluetooth profile (Phone Book Access Profile) and/or SyncML.

If pictures cannot be transferred using the app, Nokia suggests using SkyDrive. You might want to consider that anyway just to save time. While contacts and text messages don't take that long to transfer, pictures on the other hand, can try your patience. For example, moving over 1,684 pictures from a Nokia 808 PureView showed an estimated transfer time of 462 minutes which is nearly 8 hours!

Version 3.0.3.3 of Transfer My Data is available for free from the Windows Phone Store.

source: AAWP, TransferMyData via WMPoweruser

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posted on 31 Mar 2013, 04:07

1. tigermcm (Posts: 860; Member since: 02 Sep 2009)

is this where verizon get the backup assistance from? it does the exact same thing

posted on 31 Mar 2013, 04:50 4

2. Timmehor (Posts: 599; Member since: 09 Mar 2013)

Nice, no for all you Android users to get over to Windows! ;D

posted on 31 Mar 2013, 05:15

3. Pings (Posts: 304; Member since: 19 Dec 2008)

Damn of 5 of them are going to be pissed.

posted on 31 Mar 2013, 06:22 2

7. lyndon420 (Posts: 4953; Member since: 11 Jul 2012)

Yeah right lol. Why would I want a WP when I have Android? Pretend you are a salesman...and convince me to switch (if you can).

posted on 31 Mar 2013, 19:04

12. Timmehor (Posts: 599; Member since: 09 Mar 2013)

But your a biased narrow minded android fanboy, that's impossible!

posted on 31 Mar 2013, 08:15

9. Droid_X_Doug (Posts: 5993; Member since: 22 Dec 2010)

The only thing that transfers directly with the app are the contacts for Android, iOS, and BlackBerry phones. For many people, text messages are as important (more important?) as contacts and photos. I doubt Android, iOS or BB users are going to see any value in the app.

App sounds more like an effort to convert legacy Nokia phone owners to the WP Nokia phones.

posted on 29 Nov 2013, 05:42

13. Netgade (Posts: 1; Member since: 29 Nov 2013)

Agree. Hope it can make messages transferring supported.

posted on 31 Mar 2013, 06:03 1

6. rabih_z (Posts: 45; Member since: 02 Nov 2012)

Does it work with iPhone too?

posted on 31 Mar 2013, 09:28

11. Rehankhan (Posts: 323; Member since: 24 Oct 2012)

i don't know

posted on 22 Jul 2016, 06:22

14. touyunle (banned) (Posts: 89; Member since: 05 Jul 2016)

To transfer data, including contacts, messages, photos, apps and more from one phone to another phone, you can try Mobile Phone Transfer Software.
http://www.android-data-eraser.com/mobile-phone-transfer.html